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THE FOURTH BOOK OF MOSES CALLED<br/>
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CHAPTER 17
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As a test, a rod for each tribe is placed in the tabernacle of witness—Aaron’s rod buds and blossoms and brings forth almonds—It is kept as a token against rebels.
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And</span> the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> spake unto Moses, saying,
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Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them <sup>a</sup><a href="num/17/2a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ezek. 37: 16.">a</a> rod according to the house of <i>their</i> fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every man’s name upon his rod.
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And thou shalt write Aaron’s name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod <i>shall</i> <i>be</i> for the head of the house of their fathers.
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And thou shalt lay them up in the <sup>a</sup><a href="num/17/4a" mark="a" type="P" title="HEB tent of meeting.">tabernacle</a> of the congregation before the testimony, where I will <sup>b</sup><a href="num/17/4b" mark="b" type="A" title="Ex. 25: 22.">meet</a> with you.
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And it shall come to pass, <i>that</i> the man’s rod, whom I shall <sup>a</sup><a href="num/17/5a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Priesthood, Authority.">choose</a>, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you.
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&#182; And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, and every one of their <sup>a</sup><a href="num/17/6a" mark="a" type="P" title="HEB leaders, heads, rulers.">princes</a> gave him a rod apiece, for each prince one, according to their fathers’ houses, <i>even</i> twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron <i>was</i> among their rods.
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And Moses laid up the rods before the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> in the <sup>a</sup><a href="num/17/7a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ex. 38: 21.">tabernacle</a> of witness.
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And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.
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And Moses brought out all the rods from before the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> unto all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod.
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&#182; And the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> said unto Moses, Bring <sup>a</sup><a href="num/17/10a" mark="a" type="A" title="Heb. 9: 4.">Aaron</a>’s rod again before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels; and thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not.
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And Moses did <i>so:</i> as the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> commanded him, so did he.
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And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.
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Whosoever cometh <sup>a</sup><a href="num/17/13a" mark="a" type="D" title="OR anywhere.">any</a> thing near unto the tabernacle of the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> shall <sup>b</sup><a href="num/17/13b" mark="b" type="A" title="Num. 18: 3 (2-7).">die</a>: <sup>c</sup><a href="num/17/13c" mark="c" type="D" title="OR are we all to die?.">shall</a> we be consumed with dying?
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